New Kosova Report

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February 10 was the first anniversary of the murder of two Vetevendosje moevement protesters. This commentary by Alexadra Channer was written on December 13th 2007. It is still relevant to the situation.

Movement for Self-Determination!

This month, it is ten months since Arben Xheladini and Mon Balaj were shot and killed by UN police in Kosova whilst demonstrating for the right to self-determination on the 10^th February. The demonstration was organized by Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE! (Movement for Self-Determination). It is ten months since over eighty people were injured by the rubber and plastic bullets that the police fired. Still, none of the police who killed nonviolent protestors or those who gave the orders to shoot have been brought to justice for this crime. Instead, the Romanian police directly responsible for these crimes remain free, and their government thought it appropriate to visit Kosova last week to decorate the current Romanian police contingent for their so-called ‘peacekeeping’ efforts in Kosova.

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The Ahtisaari Plan is already here

Alexandra Channer
Movement for Self-Determination! It now seems clear that the next stage in developments regarding status will not be independence, but the implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan and the establishment of the EU mission, the International Civilian Office (ICO). This is no surprise because aspects of both are already functioning inside Kosova without any legal authority. Read More Add Comment (0)

Happiness, more or less, it's just a change in me, something in my liberty.

Ed Alexander
Ed Alexander The dust still hasn't properly settled on Serbia's Presidential Election and it appears as though a whirlwind will whisk up plenty more discontent in the coming weeks, potentially leaving certain political figures from the Balkans caked in mud. Read More Add Comment (0)

Nationalism and State Creation: The Kosovar Case

Arlind V. Bytyqi

For many countries worldwide, nationalism - as we have come to know today, has led to the formation of entities known as states. These have been bloody struggles, and due to their just nature, they have enabled certain ethnicities to file for self-determination.

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End or Beginning of a Conflict in the Balkans?

Arlind V. Bytyqi

An unfortunate phenomenon, [ethnic] conflict in the Balkans has been persistent for quite a long time now. Serbia, as the main leader of anarchic developments especially in the last part of the twentieth century, has doggedly carried out policies that have promoted clashes, which interestingly enough, have happened within the territory of Former Yugoslavia. To the ear of the average person, uneducated on Balkan issues, this is absurd; a government waging war on its ‘own people’.

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